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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes
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If every rich person gave 50 percent of their wealth to charity, I would not say they should pay more taxes.
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Once a trend is established it tends to persist and to run it’s full course.
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It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist.
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I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong...I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.
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Market prices are always wrong.
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There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.
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The generally accepted view is that markets are always right -- that is, market prices tend to discount future developments accurately even when it is unclear what those developments are. I start with the opposite view. I believe the market prices are always wrong in the sense that they present a biased view of the future.
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The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I take the opposite position. I assume that markets are always wrong.
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The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.
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Advocating democracy has, by other people, often been taken as a form of imperialism, and not without some justification. So the important thing in a democracy is that it doesn't necessarily have to agree with what America's interests are, and it doesn't necessarily have to be serving American interests.
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The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
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Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention, and I wouldn't underestimate the value of that. But they're not designed to take care of social needs.
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Esperanto was a very useful language, because wherever you went, you found someone to speak with.
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I am not a Zionist, nor am I am a practicing Jew, but I have a great deal of sympathy for my fellow Jews and a deep concern for the survival of Israel.
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I have made it a principle to give advice that does not serve my personal interest but rather the common interests.
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The world order needs a major overhaul.
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Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected
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Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics.
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The key problem is the debt restructuring in the euro zone. As long as the debt burden is not reduced, there is no chance of the weaker EU countries regaining competitiveness.
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